A BRITISH PENSIONER has revealed her devastating story of the consequences of panic buying as she and her husband were left "exhausted" and with no weekly shop because of the "chaos".

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Due to fears of an impending coronavirus lockdown, panic buying in the UK has become a major problem in recent days. Despite Government advice to stop stockpiling, many Britons are finding it difficult to complete their weekly shop as shelves have been cleared. One 72-year-old named Lesley wrote into Dan Wootton's talkRADIO show to reveal her own heartbreaking experience that reduced her to "tears".

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Mr Wootton read the message to his listeners: "I think when you hear what Lesley has to say you will agree with me that panic buying of any more than three items of any one thing is incredibly selfish.